The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-04-08
Focal Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.


-Messrs Halle IL Jessop will engage in the
canning business near Hyde station, Baltimore
county.
Mr.. VIM. II. Bauer intends to start q bakery
at his store, corner of Bond and CORTLAND
streets, Bel Air.
The Darlington Mutual Building and Loan
Association was organized on Saturday, April
I'd, with go shares of stock subscribed and paid
up
-Messrs Williams, Hopkins and Rouse are
building two new houses on their land on Bond
street, Bel Air. John +. Lingan is the con-
tractor.
Mr.. John lleuer will reopen his carriage
painting shop, in the old public school build
ing, Bel Air, adjoining John E. Colder's
blacksmith shop, next week.
Wheat in this neighborhood is looking very
badly, and farmers say careful examination
proves that most of tie grass sowed last fall has
been killed out by the cold weather.
Gov. Lloyd has commissioned Jas. j. W.
Taylor as Justice of the Peace, in Abingdon
district, in place of John H. Bradford, deceased
Mr.. Taylor formerly lived in Havre dc Grace.
1t is stated that the York and Peach Bottom
Slate Manufacturing Company is being organic.
ed in York and Hartford counties, on joint
stock basis, for the purpose of manufacturing
roofing slate
John Gardner, who was convicted at the
February term of Court of an assault upon
Rudolph Gumbert, in Havre de Grace, was SEN
fenced by Judge Waters, on Tuesday, to thirty
days in the county Jail.
Mr.. Hugh W. Ramsay was severely injured
by being thrown out Of his buggy by a runaway
horse, on Wednesday of last week. The acci.
dent occurred four miles from Delta towards
which he was driving from York.
On Monday the step of County Commits.
sioner Poolc's carriage broke, as he was getting
into the vehicle and struck his horse on the
hind leg, sevcring the leader nearly in two.
1t is feared that the horse will be permanently
lame.
The Spcer Building Association, of Bel
Air, went into operation on Monday night.
The entrance fee of ten cents per share was
paid in. Next Monday night the payment of
the regular dues, % cents per share, will be
required.
The Smith Family will by request give one
Of their popular vocal and instrumental con-
certs from new and improved programme at
the Court House, Bel Air, on Tuesday night,
April 18th. General admission p cents. Re-
served seats b cents, at tho drug stores only.
The announcements, this week, of cand-
dates at the Democratic primaries are Mr..
Hugh I, Bay, of the fifth district, for Judge of
the Orphans Court; Mr.. d. Swift Paige, of
Fallston, third district for Sheriff, and MIR.
VIM s. Bowman of the second district, for the
Legislature.
The building boom promises 10 continue in
Bel Air. Mr.. Edward Ferry, who bought out
the entire lumber business of Messrs Henry
Reckord & Sons, at Bel Air station, on Thurs
day night of last week received a consignment
consisting of special train of thirteen cars, all
heavily loaded with lumber and building ma.
terials.
-Messrs. VIM. o. and Richard NJ. Grafton
have bought out the interest of their father,
| Mr.. Nathan Grafton, in his weil-known car
riage mandatory, known as "Grafton's
Shops" near Forest Hill. They are both en-
terprising and popular young men, with COM
plete knowledge of their business, and will
no doubt keep up the reputation of their father
in the manufacture of carriages and buggies.
On Thursday night of last week the Bel Air
String Band and others visited the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles l.. Heck, near Chestnut
Hill The weather was not propitious for a
moonlight serenade, and this part of the pro-
pTnmme WAS therefore pprfOrme2 in donrs oF,or
the guests had enjoyed an elegant supper. Mir.
and Mrs. Ilecks hospitality was unbounded and
theyoupg men had jolly good time.